Background: The qualities required for new graduates to become visiting nurses remain unclear. The present study aimed to clarify the qualities required for new graduate visiting nurses.
Methods: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine home-visiting nurses. Content analysis was conducted by the transcribed data collected from visiting nurses.
Results: Years of nursing experience were ranged from 16 to 50. In total, 23 attributes were extracted and categorized.
Conclusion: Our findings indicated that the qualities required for new graduate visiting nurses were as follows: basic knowledge and skills required as professionals and appropriate attitudes as members of society.
Keywords: Japan; home care; home‐visit nursing; visiting nurse.
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